§ 7-772.1. Integrated pest management programs
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 24 P.S. EducationEffective: December 30, 2019
Effective: December 30, 2019
24 P.S. § 7-772.1
§ 7-772.1. Integrated pest management programs
“Department.” The Department of Agriculture of the Commonwealth.
“Integrated pest management plan.” A plan which establishes a sustainable approach to managing pests by combining biological, cultural, physical and chemical tools in a way which minimizes economic, health and environmental risks.
“Pest.” An insect, rodent, nematode, fungus, weed or other form of terrestrial or aquatic plant or animal life or virus, bacteria or other microorganism, except viruses, bacteria or other microorganisms on or in living man or other living animals, declared to be a pest under section 25(c)(1) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (61 Stat. 163, 7 U.S.C. § 136w).
“Pesticide.” A substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating a pest and a substance or mixture of substances intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant or desiccant.
“School.” A school district, an intermediate unit, an area career and technical school or any of these entities acting jointly.
Credits
1949, March 10, P.L. 30, No. 14, art. VII, § 772.1, added 2002, April 18, P.L. 262, No. 35, § 1, effective in 60 days. Amended 2019, Oct. 30, P.L. 460, No. 76, § 11, effective in 60 days [Dec. 30, 2019].
24 P.S. § 7-772.1, PA ST 24 P.S. § 7-772.1
Current through Act 40 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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